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SUBMITTER: Yuan MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761965 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yuan Mao-Hui MH Fan Hai-Hua HH Li Hui H Lan Sheng S Tie Shao-Long SL Yang Zhong-Min ZM
Scientific reports 20160222
We reported the first observation of the two-photon-induced quantum cutting phenomenon in a Gd(3+)/Tb(3+)-codoped glass in which two photons at ~400 nm are simultaneously absorbed, leading to the cascade emission of three photons in the visible spectral region. The two-photon absorption induced by femtosecond laser pulses allows the excitation of the energy states in Gd(3+) which are inactive for single-photon excitation and enables the observation of many new electric transitions which are invi ...[more]